Since the first contact with the owner and throughout they were very accommodating and…read moreprofessional. Stan our funeral director and his assistant Yolanda answered all of our questions and guided us thru the process and never made us feel like just a number. They ' been around for almost 100 years and there is a family feeling to this business. Wolniak's made us feel like they cared about our loved one, like they cared about us. Even the funeral home that helped us with the rest of the process in Texas had nothing but praises about the quality and professionalism of their service. Thank you.

We were on 1st Ave this morning along w the longest funeral procession I've ever seen. No police…read moredirecting traffic ?! It was chaos !! Took us hours to get to our destination cuz of bad planning by this funeral home!! Pls get it together Wolniak, get police out there to direct traffic when you have such a long procession!!!

A bit antiquated. So I came in for my friends father who had passed away. I go to wakes all the…read moretime because when friends need me, I have to pay respects. This funeral home is nice but very simple as far as decoration. It seems like they got stuck in a time warp from the 70's. With its paneled walls and carpeting. Although still a bit dark for my taste. They do have lamps all around, but I think that makes it seem older. Most of the wakes I have come to here are from the neighborhood. Older Polish families, but with the influx of Latinos, times are a changing. I like the fact that although parking lot is small, its still can hold at least 30 cars which of course is not bad. The service was simple, they put snacks in the kitchen (which also is a bit on the older side), and well what else can I say. Would I have my own family for a service here? Ehhh, probably not, but it is simple and I am sure inexpensive. I asked my friend (yes we have a pretty good relationship that I can ask), if her family spent a lot here. She stated the reason they had it at this particular home is because their prices are compatible. But there you go.

My uncle was in hospice and asked my sister to start planning his funeral services. He didn't have…read moreany children and my sister and I stepped in to help. We were very close to him and this was very emotional and difficult to do. We had never had to plan services and didn't know where to begin. We visited a few other locations in the area and were greeted in a very "business" manner. Although we were trying to fulfill our uncles wishes by planning ahead, some of the nearby funeral homes refused to discuss options in detail or show us caskets because he had not passed away yet. Despite my sister having legal documents to prove she was his power of attorney, one gentleman in particular told us that one of my uncles siblings had to be present to make arrangements as that was his next of kin. We left the location feeling very disrespected and disappointed. Im glad we left because upon entering Modell we were greeted by Mari. Our experience from that moment on was one we will never forget. She was very helpful, compassionate and patient. She took her time to show us around, answered our questions and never once did she question our intentions. She allowed us to pick out every detail without asking us for a dime. We then met Gloria and we felt right at home. My uncle ended up passing away later that week and we were glad were able to plan ahead. I can't imagine making arrangements during those difficult times. All in all I have much respect for this place and all of its staff. My uncles services were perfect and Gloria did such an amazing job with his makeup. Modell is family owned and we were treated like family from the moment we walked in, to when they picked up his body at the hospital, to the moment he was laid to rest. Im thankful for their team and I highly recommend their services.

My family and I had been looking for a large size funeral home. After looking at a few we came…read moreacross Szykowny funeral homes. As soon as we walked in we felt such peace. This place is beautiful and calm. The director, Jonathan is just the most sweetest, most helpful, patient and understanding man. I know it's his job but he really took the time to go through everything with us and made sure to make our arrangements perfect. We definitely felt more than just his clients and through these difficult times he made everything so smooth and easy. I cannot emphasize how detailed and perfect everything was. We had so many beautiful compliments from everyone who attended and our hearts were full with content despite the tragic loss we were feeling. I would say the only negatives were on the actual night of the wake he was not there but had a friend be there. She didn't seem to know what she was doing. The mic didn't work and she didn't know how to fix it. Also, she started cleaning like an hour and a half before our end time. I have a large Hispanic family and they brought lots of food so I guess I can understand why she started thinking we wouldn't end on time. But I told her my family would clean. She did apologize and stop but it irritated me at the moment. And the last annoying thing was ordering the death certificate afterwards. Erika made a mistake and ordered the wrong one so we had to wait another week. I would definitely say that the pros outweighed the cons. Highly recommend this place.

In general this is a nice place to hold your loved one's services. Nice kitchen/break area and I…read morewas impressed with the TV and video games to occupy the kiddos. However it was a bit of a challenge being disabled. The doors were heavy making it hard to hold them and push my walker through A button for automatic opening would have been helpful. The worst was no handicap stall in the bathroom. There weren't any handrails either so I had no choice but to cram the walker in with me. Otherwise I wouldn't be able to get up.

I'd like to thank Perez Franco Funeral Home for providing exceptional customer service. Making…read morefuneral arrangements was not something I had done before. They answered all my questions and assisted my family through the whole process with compassion and care. A true blessing. Highly recommend!!!

**please be aware this women does not have her license anymore*******…read moreIf 0 stars was an option she wouldn't even deserve that. Yari the funeral director not only took advantage of a grieving mother. But she was beyond unprofessional and inhumane with my situation. Don't let her politeness fool you. She actually should not be able to be in business anymore. But I have to share my painful experience in hope that it will help someone else. She was late for the private personal viewing and she did not have my sons body ready to view. After the service she kept giving me different excuses as to why it was taking so long for my sons body to be cremated. But I had used her before so I trusted her and didn't pay any mind to the delay. Once again I just lost my son and it was just hard to make sense of everything. 3 weeks later go by and the funeral home she rents for viewings in the north side contacts me. She rents another funeral home which is the option I went with. Funeral home #2 contacts me to tell me they have the cremation paperwork. I didn't know that was the delay, because Yari once again wasn't being honest with me. Well now the question was where is my sons body. Yari didn't properly store my sons body for over 3 weeks. Imagine how horrific just the thought of that is. I had to have another funeral home go pick him up and get him cremated. The 2nd funeral home was heaven sent. They helped me through everything and my son was cremated within a day. On top of that she asked to borrow money from me 2x. She called it a business opportunity. The first request was $30k and the second was $1k. I declined, but who has the nerve to ask a grieving family for money. Let alone when she had my son sitting around God knows where in her funeral home. Her license has not been renewed and ahe should not be in business. She should not be able to hurt anyone else this way.

My mom was taking great care of. I thank God that she looked so natural. My mom was not big on…read moremakeup and they made sure they placed as little makeup as possible, leaving her looking like herself. They gave her a manicure and pressed her hair to her favorite style. Very respectful staff and sympathetic to not only our needs but our feelings in our time of need. Very responsive to any questions we had and kept us in the loop of all movement with my mom. Limo was on time despite us living outside of the state. Very respectful and caring limo driver. Spencer came to the wake and funeral to make sure things were tp our satisfaction. The Leak family took Excellent care of our family. I definitely would trust them again with my love one. Excellent service!

I would never send even my enemy to this funeral home. Very unprofessional and communication is so…read morepoor. It took them to the time of our service to tell us we don't have a minister.

I feel terrible that I have not gotten around sooner to share my past experiences with you…read more Bob has been taking care of my family's losses for many many years and the love and care that he and his team have given to my family is nothing less then amazing. Every thing they do it truly from the heart. If I could give Bob and hit team a 10, I would! They make a terrible situation easier to go thru. Thank you so much for all you did for all my family members.

My sister and I used Central Chapel to arrange for our father's cremation and memorial service…read more This place was the most affordable of all the funeral homes we called in the area. They were easy to work with and the directors were friendly. They put on a really nice service at St Symphorosa church. We were able to choose which songs and verses we wanted, and we could read the verses if we chose to. The memorial cards were laminated which I liked. Some funeral homes just give you paper ones which can get ruined over time. The directors were with us from the beginning until the end of the service to ensure everything went smoothly.

I had the misfortune of attending the service for my first cousin's wife, who passed away too young…read moreat the age of 68. The review is for the service itself, not what my family experienced in making the arrangements. But if full disclosure, they had no complaints. Gatling has two floor and what looks like a basement as well. You can walk up stairs to the rooms on the second floor, but there are also elevators for those that need it. The room itself was well maintained and the sound system was good. The service itself was very well organized. It started on time and the pastor conducting the service kept everything on time and moving as intended. I was most impressed that they respectfully told the crowd that only certain representatives of my cousin's family and friends would be allowed to speak; everyone else could share their stories at the repass. I loved this. While everyone in each group got to go up on the stage, one person spoke for them. My first cousin (the husband) did not go up, but that was cool as it was his choice to let his kids have their say. The entire experience was handled very professionally. I was impressed at level of professionalism of the staff. Everyone was courtesy in greeting me, directing me to the location where the service was being held. The parking staff was also nice, directing me to a space that would allow me to leave early as I had another memorial event to attend later that day. They still have the screen outside for drive by visits, but it was not on that day. Yes the decor is dated but it was clean. I loved that the staff were all in they same uniforms for the most part. There were 1-2 gentlemen who were in suits, but the maroon colors were a nice touch. All in all, for a sad event, this was handled in a well organized manner. You tend not to want to think about future plans, but this would be a place on my list. Professional, organized and on point with the time management.

Gatlin is a bit "extra" in my humble opinion and I'd recommend AA Rayner & AR Leak for funeral…read moreservices. Their funeral directors are friendly enough and the quality of the services and presentation/preparation is acceptable but it just isn't as professional in its presentation as others.

When I loss my mom they made me feel comfortable. They were patient, kind, professional and very…read moreknowledgeable about the whole process. The Calahan staff prepared my mom so gracefully. She looked so great. She looked like she was sleeping and looked so peaceful. I would 100% recommend their services and if I ever need a funeral home the Calahan Funeral Home will be my choice hands down. Keep up the good work you guys are a great asset to the community. Also Ms. Smith, Mr. King and Ms. Baldwin are amazing. I loved working with them; they made me feel like family. Make sure to get the video tribute and their beautiful tribute blanket. The blanket was gorgeous. Everyone asked me where did I get it and who made it. You won't regret it!! Love the Zellean Smith Family

You people referred me to Heights Cremation to do my father's cremation. That place was lower than…read morea junkyard and had I known I wouldn't even have sent my cat there. When the news broke you didn't even alert me to say what had happened. If you knew how lowdown dirty and raggedy that place was and you still referred them to grieving trusting people may God have mercy on your soul.

The owner is a rip off and she takes advantage of people in rheir time of need. Make sure you get…read moreeverything in writing and she does not make any last minute changes on you.

I saw the true meaning of someone taking advantage of people when they're vulnerable some people…read moredon't need to be in the funeral business. You're dealing with someone who has lost a loved one and their emotions are all over the place and you get upset because you feel like you have been insulted funeral business service is not your Forte . But whatever you do make sure you have everything in writing that was said and agreed upon ..

I only chose this funeral home because of the location, near Evergreen Cemetery and where one of my…read morefather's offices used to be. It doesn't matter whether they are sincerely kind, or just acting kind, because it felt real to me. They were not ethnocentric and completely accepted the Sri Lankan Buddhist traditions, which meant a lot less money for them (simple cremation, simple burial ceremony). There was no pressure to spend more money in great contrast to when I buried my mother. They worked with a frustratingly incompetent and understaffed cemetery, they were immense help when I was just overwhelmed with grief and frustration. They worked with a hospital that just doesn't care about people. They worked with a family that wasn't a lot of help or support for me. At times, I felt like they were the only sympathetic people during the whole nightmare of my father dying. I really liked their online obituary. They didn't make any money off this either: https://www.kaminskifamilyfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/Dr-Parakrama-De-Silva?obId=30722793

Great Funeral Home that I recently visited. Last time I was here it was over 10 years ago. The…read moreservice provided here for a friend of mine that recently passed away was above and beyond. Great levels of hospitality and it is a warm, inviting environment. What I do recommend that I think is the major issue here is that if you know that the person has a large family please carpool over here because parking is limited and I had to see people park half a mile away or across the street to make their way into the funeral home.